Paintings

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Goldenscape

This will probably be my last post for a few weeks as we are going away on vacation and won’t have any internet service where we go. I do enjoy that, especially now when I find myself burning out on all the social media. I need a break from it all. I really do.

I am bringing my macramé and my beads with me as well as a brand new sketchbook. I always bring a new sketchbook with me in the hopes that I can inspire myself to going in some new artistic directions. The place we go in the Berkshires is really lovely. Lots of green and hills to inspire.

Speaking of new directions, this is a piece from the new series. For every successful piece I make there are at least a dozen unsuccessful ones. It is a challenge to say the least but I can’t seem to go back right now to simpler polymer times. I keep trudging forward in the hopes I can perfect the technique and open up to a new way of working.

So, I’ll see you all in a few weeks. Until then, have a lovely and enjoyable Fourth of July!

Artist Statement

For most of my life I have been a painter. I have worked in pen and ink, watercolors, gouache, oils and acrylics. I have always painted the world around me in all its true splendor. For many years I lived in the tropics and painted the lush plant life that surrounded me. When I left the tropics and moved out into the country I painted landscapes of the local farms and my wonderful vegetable garden. Now that I am living in the Sonoran desert, I am influenced by the very unique and wonderful looking cactus and flowers I see on my walks.

Thank you for looking at my work and please get in touch if you would like to purchase something.